![Adelaide housing market update [video] | November 2026](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/adelaide-270x200.jpg)
Adelaide was among the last capitals to tip into decline, but the pace is now picking up. Home values fell 1.2% in October, the fifth consecutive monthly fall and the third month in a row where the decline has exceeded 1%. Since peaking, Adelaide values have dropped 4.4%, taking about $43,000 off the median. That…
Subdued capital city home auction markets have generally faded over the past week with most reporting lower clearance rates. Weekly Auction Results to Saturday, November 14th 2026 Capital City This Week Last Week Same Week Last Year Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Auctions Rate Sydney 1013 49.7% 964 52.7% 1572 72.6% Melbourne 773 60.1% 629 62.1%…
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Here is a number that puts Perth’s downturn in perspective: 68%. That is how much higher Perth home values remain compared with five years ago, even after six consecutive months of falls. The recent decline has nonetheless been sharp. Values dropped 1.7% in October and 5.7% over the quarter, leaving Perth 8.9% below its April…
Do you have equity sitting idle in your home? Most Australian homeowners are sitting on a fortune they never touch, not because they choose to, but they are not sure what to do with it or how they could use it. We’ve likely all been told and likely the very same thing: pay down your…
Australia’s property tax reforms were supposed to make housing more affordable, particularly for younger Australians struggling to get into the market. But new research suggests the changes may have created an unexpected political problem for the Federal Government, with a surprisingly large number of Australians now willing to vote for a party promising to reverse…
![Brisbane housing market update [video] | November 2026](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/brisbane-270x200.jpg)
Brisbane has gone from leading Australia’s property boom to leading its downturn. Values fell 2% in October, the largest monthly drop of any capital, and are down 6.1% over the past three months. The decline is no longer confined to a handful of overheated pockets. Every suburb across the Brisbane capital region has recorded a…
There is no doubt that our housing markets are facing challenges from all directions, but clearly they have remained more resilient than the property pessimists had predicted. To better understand what’s happening, this monthly collection of charts from Cotality paints an interesting picture. According to Cotality, home values across Australia’s combined capital cities fell for the…
Capital city home rental markets have generally tightened over October with lower vacancy rates following the easing of rates reported over previous months. House and unit rents however remained relatively steady over the month. Darwin was the only capital to report higher house rents over the month – up by 3.3%. Hobart, Canberra and Sydney…
![Melbourne housing market update [video] | November 2026](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/melbourne-1-270x200.jpg)
While most of Australia’s big capitals are sliding quickly, Melbourne is easing down at a noticeably slower pace. Home values fell 0.8% in October, roughly half the rate of Sydney and well below Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. That relative calm comes with an important caveat. Melbourne values remain 8.2% below their March 2022 record and…
![Sydney housing market update [video] | November 2026](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sydney4-270x200.jpg)
Sydney home values fell another 1.6% in October, the eighth consecutive monthly decline, and the city now holds an uncomfortable title: the largest fall from peak of any capital. Values are 10.1% below their February 2026 high, and the annual change has slid to -9.4%. Perhaps more telling is the five-year view. Sydney values are…
